Veterinary Assistant

Veterinary Assistant, Emergency

Location: Ozaukee, WI Schedule: 2nd Shift | 4 Ten Hour Shifts Per Week | 4pm - 1am during the week & 10am-10pm Every Other Weekend | Some Holidays Will Be Required Compensation: $20-25/hr, Dependent On Experience | Applicable Shift Differentials + $3/hr during the hours of 4pm - midnight, +$4/hr during the hours of midnight - 8am | $3000 sign on bonus!

Why join Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center Ozaukee: At WVRC Ozaukee, you'll join a collaborative team where your skills, compassion, and dedication are valued every day. As a 24/7 emergency and critical care hospital, you'll care for a diverse caseload that allows you to build your technical skills, work with advanced emergency cases, and make a meaningful difference for pets and their families. You'll be supported by experienced teammates who believe in mentorship, collaboration, and helping one another grow. If you're looking for a fast-paced environment where no two shifts are the same and your contributions truly matter, you'll find a rewarding career at WVRC Ozaukee. In your day-to-day, you will:

• Monitor and appropriately document patient vital signs and activity
• Provide support to all veterinarians and assist other departments as requested
• Provide comfort, diagnostic, surgical and nursing care to all patients including critical care patients
• Perform basic, emergent and critical care anesthetic monitoring
• Obtain and prepare samples for diagnostic testing including but not limited to blood draws, arterial blood gas sampling, cystocentesis, urinary catheter sampling and free catch urine
• Perform various laboratory procedures including but not limited to blood typing, cross matching and slide agglutination testing
• Accurately take and process abdominal, thoracic, appendicular, spinal, and skull radiograph while following appropriate radiation safety protocols
• Properly use and maintain medical equipment
• Provide professional client communication
• Demonstrates an ability and awareness to keep hospital areas clean and neat, maintain a safe and clean work environment
• Required to maintain client and patient confidentiality
• Meet or exceed performance standards for work quality and productivity
• Meet or exceed WVRC expectations for attendance and punctuality

• Certified Veterinary Technicians will be given the highest consideration
• Experience Veterinary Assistants and Veterinary Technicians are welcome to apply
• A strong desire to learn and apply knowledge/skills learned to daily work life
• Ability to communicate effectively both written and oral
• Ability to demonstrate technical procedures as outlined in the technician protocols
• Demonstrate reliability and follow-through with all work-related tasks / projects
• Fluent English skills (speaking & reading) are required for the role; fluency in multiple languages a plus.

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical - Dental - Vision - HSA & Flexible Spending Plan Options
• Short & Long-Term Disability Options
• 401 +match
• CE Allowance
• Paid Time Off (3 weeks accrual per year)
• Uniform Allowance
• Veterinary Service Benefits
• Onsite Veterinary Social Worker available to employees & clients
• Extensive training to all new (and existing) employees with our Learning & Development Trainers to advance their skills and career
• Referral Bonuses
• Being a part of a team of elite professionals who prioritize the needs of their patient.

We've just moved into a brand-new, 11,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art hospital in Mequon—and we're excited for what's ahead. Our new facility includes:

• Specialized wards for ICU, surgery recovery, and isolation
• State-of-the-art equipment and expanded surgery suites
• A dedicated comfort room for euthanasia with a private entrance
• Enhanced team amenities, including a resiliency room and a modern breakroom

This expansion was designed to elevate patient care, operational efficiency, and the overall team experience.

Surrounding Areas: WVRC Ozaukee is within commuting distance of many veterinary professionals throughout Ozaukee County and the greater Milwaukee area, including:

• Grafton
• Cedarburg
• Mequon
• Thiensville
• Port Washington
• Brown Deer
• Bayside
• Fox Point
• Glendale
• Germantown
• Menomonee Falls
• Richfield
• Whitefish Bay
• Shorewood
• Hartland
• Milwaukee
• Sheboygan

About Ethos Veterinary Health Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next. Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You'll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery. Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You'll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally. At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together. Equal Opportunity Employer Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.